Working with socially deprived students has led me to develop my understanding of how pyschologists are using their awareness of energy to assist people who have had personal experiences of trauma. (This is really useful to me because it has clarified how I can adapt my own skills in the teaching job I do. I really want to get this because so often I work under pressure and compound peoples' feelings. I now understand how important it is that trauma is regarded as frozen energy that needs discharging and dispelling and not confronting.)

Previously I had been aware of the three main reactions to trauma - fight, flight and freeze...but there are so many ways ( that seem very similar to some of the methods in NEW) in which, the person is helped to make progress so that their excitement overcomes feelings of fear. For instance, the 'Somatic Experience' facilitates the person to feel and develop a split consciousness so that, in their own time, they can come to strengthen their mind over the matter.

Waking the Tiger Healing the Trauma (Peter Levine) is another really helpful book for anyone who wants to use their energy and understanding to contribute to the community in which they live and work. There are many references to energy works and the arts in general, so it should appeal to readers on this forum.